Page 189 - The Pocket Guide to Outdoor Knots

THREE-WAY SHEET BEND

Purpose

This adaptation of the common sheet bend (pages 80–81) will act as a neat bridle
to secure and hold three converging lines.

Tying

Make a bight in the thickest or stiffest of the three lines, then tie a sheet bend
layout with the other two.

Knot lore

Swedish yachting writer Frank Rosenow, a member of the International Guild of
Knot Tyers, spotted this unorthodox application of the sheet bend while cruising

in Greek waters and reported it in his book Seagoing Knots (1990).